§ 351. Purpose of chapter

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the regulation and control of the size and weights of vehicles on the public streets and highways of the Virgin Islands.

§ 352. Definitions

The terms, used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning, are defined as follows: (a) Vehicles—every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public road or highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or […]

§ 353. Weight of vehicles and trailers restricted

(a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles or combination of vehicle and trailer or semi-trailer nor any other object shall be operated upon any public highway or bridge without the permit described in section 354, the gross weight of which including its load exceeds the following limits: twenty thousand pounds if a four-wheeled vehicle equipped […]

§ 354. Permit for vehicles of excessive weight

The Commissioner of Public Works is authorized, upon application in writing, to grant permits for transporting heavy vehicles or other objects not conforming to the provisions of section 353. Such permits shall be written, and may limit the highways or bridges which may be used, the time of such use and the maximum rate of […]

§ 355. Facilities

It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of the Public Works Department to provide and maintain in St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John the necessary portable equipment for the weighing of the subject vehicles. The equipment to be manned by the Department of Public Works.

§ 356. Penalties

Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this chapter, or failing to comply with any order or regulation made pursuant to any provision, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days or both.